Typical, the Israeli could sink a US Navy ship and you would still find excuses for Israel. Or wait...USS Liberty. Americans are incredible. Most suffer from convenient amnesia wrt Israel.

Quoting: DutchCourage

I support Israel. You don't know what you are talking about. Israel is a friend of this nation and we worship Israel's God. Of course, I am going to defend her. If you had any loyalty to something besides yourself, you might understand that.

Quoting: FierySky

you support Israel because you are not an American....only a fucking zionist could justify what happened to the USS liberty

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28058313

Only a fucking idiot brings the USS Liberty argument when he has nothing better to say to bash Israel.Israel and US government conducted inquires on the issue and the conclusion of all independents inquires was that it was an accident due to wrong ID of the ship.enough with this stupid argument

60,000 IDF soldiers have now been called up (out of the 75,000 allowed by the government)

Quoting: tarfonwxx

Tarf - where are you seeing this? Last count I saw were that only 16K of the 75K drafted had actually been called up. If that number is now up to 60K, well that would sure signal an escalation (ie ground invasion) is in the works

The decision about the expansion of the IDF operation in Gaza to a possible ground offensive will be made within a day or two, Minister Silvan Shalom said Monday.

The minister further added, "A decision will be made in a day or two. There is a clear plan for a ground deployment as well as a partial entrance alternative. Another alternative is full deployment and an exit at a later stage. It is also possible we'll go in and stay there.

60,000 IDF soldiers have now been called up (out of the 75,000 allowed by the government)

Quoting: tarfonwxx

Tarf - where are you seeing this? Last count I saw were that only 16K of the 75K drafted had actually been called up. If that number is now up to 60K, well that would sure signal an escalation (ie ground invasion) is in the works

The virtue of courage is a prerequisite for the practice of all other virtues, because otherwise one is virtuous only when virtue has no cost. There are times when something needs to be done, and yet we know that if we step up and do this needful thing, we will pay a heavy personal price. -C.S. Lewis

"And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816

"Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant... - James Munford

“It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.” - Francis Bacon

"Better the illusions that exalt us than ten thousand truths" - Aleksander Pushkin*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind.

Egypt's efforts to negotiate a truce between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza are ongoing and a deal to stop the fighting could be close, the Egyptian prime minister said on Monday.

"Negotiations are going on as we speak and I hope we will reach something soon that will stop this violence and counter violence," Prime Minister Hisham Kandil said in an interview in Cairo for the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit.

"I think we are close, but the nature of this kind of negotiation, (means) it is very difficult to predict," he said.

"And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816

"Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant... - James Munford

“It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.” - Francis Bacon

"Better the illusions that exalt us than ten thousand truths" - Aleksander Pushkin*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind.

The decision about the expansion of the IDF operation in Gaza to a possible ground offensive will be made within a day or two, Minister Silvan Shalom said Monday.

The minister further added, "A decision will be made in a day or two. There is a clear plan for a ground deployment as well as a partial entrance alternative. Another alternative is full deployment and an exit at a later stage. It is also possible we'll go in and stay there.

Limp - I agree that nothing will really change the situation short of a reoccupation. Problem for Israel is that will create a whole other set of diplomatic/international promblems. Tough choice for Israel - not really any good alternatives.

The virtue of courage is a prerequisite for the practice of all other virtues, because otherwise one is virtuous only when virtue has no cost. There are times when something needs to be done, and yet we know that if we step up and do this needful thing, we will pay a heavy personal price. -C.S. Lewis

"And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816

"Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant... - James Munford

“It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.” - Francis Bacon

"Better the illusions that exalt us than ten thousand truths" - Aleksander Pushkin*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind.

"And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816

"Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant... - James Munford

“It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.” - Francis Bacon

"Better the illusions that exalt us than ten thousand truths" - Aleksander Pushkin*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind.